Author: LEED Blogger
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Qcells’ multi-billion-dollar U.S. solar module manufacturing plan is officially in motion
Qcells is officially putting its big investment in a U.S.-based solar PV module supply chain in motion, breaking ground on a massive new complex in its Georgia hub. All in, this is a $2.5 billion investment in the only fully-integrated, silicon-based solar supply chain from raw material to finished PV panels in the United States….…
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EnergyLink launches funding platform to develop sustainable energy infrastructure
EnergyLink Decarbonization Solutions (ELDS) has launched a vertically integrated funding platform that will focus on providing a full suite of services and capital from engineering design through operations to the sustainable infrastructure sector. Thematic focus areas of the platform include but are not limited to solar, battery storage, energy efficiency, hydrogen, renewable natural gas and industrial decarbonization,……
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National Grid Renewables kicks off construction on South Dakota’s largest solar project
National Grid Renewables has started onsite field construction at its 128 MWac Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County, South Dakota. Wild Springs represents the largest solar energy project yet in the state, located in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) with a 114 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Basin Electric Power Cooperative. “Wild Springs……
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Orka resolves to solve C&I solar financing for independent installers
It’s that time of year when resolutions are formed, and often fail soon thereafter. For Ted Fawcett, cofounder and CEO of commercial solar lender Orka Finance, resolutions began not with the start of a new year, but with the end of a sabbatical. He resolved to create a business that addressed a meaningful problem in……
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BP begins construction on new utility-scale solar project in Ohio
BP has begun construction on the 134 MWdc Arche Solar project in Fulton County, Ohio. Arche is expected to create around 200 U.S. jobs across the supply chain during construction and provide more than $30 million in revenue to benefit local schools and other public services over the life of the project. BP has secured a power-purchase agreement (PPA)……